Ear
Anomalies: CHARGE
Charity No 1042953, established in 1987. It offers support and advice
to families of affected children and linking where possible.
Eating
Disorders Association
Information and help on all aspects of eating disorders. Helpline 01603
621 414 (9am-6:30pm weekdays) Youthline 01603 765 050 (4-6pm weekdays)
Eating
Disorders: Young Minds
UK national charity committed to improving the mental health of all
children and young people.
Ecology:
Tidy Britain Group
Tidy Britain Group is an independent UK national charity aiming to improve
the quality of local environments.
Ecology:
Women's Environmental Network
The Women's Environmental Network is a charity which works to educate,
inform and empower women who care about the environment.
Ecstacy:
Drugscope
The UK's leading centre of expertise on drugs, aiming to inform policy
development and reduce drug-related risk.
Ecstacy:
European Association for the Treatment of Addiction (UK)
The European Association for the Treatment of Addiction (UK) is an independent
charity, which aims to help ensure that people who are dependent on
drugs or alcohol get timely access to the treatment they need.
Ecstacy:
Trashed
Drug information: about, origins, effects, the law, composition, emergency
and risks (NHS Promotion site).
Eczema:
National Eczema Society
Charity No 1009671 Telephone advice and information together with support
through a national network of regional telephone contacts.
Education
Otherwise
UK-based membership organisation providing support and information for
families whose children are being educated outside school.
Education:
Advisory Centre for Education
News and information for parents, school governors and teachers. Freephone
advice line for parents: 0808 800 5793 (2pm- 5pm Mon-Fri)
Education:
After 16 : what's new?
Aimed at teenagers and young people in the UK who have an impairment
or disability and are wondering what opportunities and services there
should be when they leave school.
Education:
AHEAD
Independent voluntary organisation working to promote improved access
for persons with disabilities to 3rd Level Education in Ireland.
Education:
AQA
The Assessment and Qualifications Alliance.
Education:
DfES A-Level Guidelines
Guidance for parents and students on the new advanced level qualifications
that includes information on choosing a course, workload and examinations.
Education:
DfES Childcare Link
This site provides details of local childcare providers in England and
Scotland as well as general information about childcare.
Education:
DfES Choosing A School
Arrangements for admissions are similar across the whole country, but
they can differ quite a lot in some important points, including when
and how you must apply for a school place.
Education:
DfES Don't Suffer In Silence
Packed with new ideas, practical techniques and the valuable experiences
of those who have been bullied, or have even bullied others.
Education:
Dfes Early Years
Information on establishing and developing early years and childcare
services & their implementation at local level by Early Years Development
and Childcare Partnerships.
Education:
DfES Higher Education
Aims to provide information on a wide range of topics that students
intending to enter higher education, their parents and advisers, will
find useful in making effective decisions.
Education:
DfES Learning & Skills
Covers key providers such as further education and sixth form colleges,
schools with sixth forms, local authority and adult education institutions
and private and voluntary sector providers.
Education:
DfES Qualifications Info
Information for parents, teachers, pupils, lecturers, students, employers
and anyone with an interest in qualifications.
Education:
DfES Reading
A little reading goes a long way - helping with your children's reading.
Education:
DfES Reading & Writing
This website sets out some of the main things we know about how children
learn to read and write & describes ways that reading and writing are
taught in schools.
Education:
DfES Special Educational Needs
Aims to provide a wide range of advice and materials for teachers, parents
and others interested in or working with children with special educational
needs.
Education:
DfES Standards Site
Suggestions on how to achieve effective partnership with parents and
how best to manage and use your home-school agreement.
Education:
DfES Student Support
Information about the help that is available to students in England
and Wales who want to go into Higher Education.
Education:
OFSTED
Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED), officially the Office of
Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools in England.
Education:
Parents Information Network
Independent service for parents who want to know more about the educational
benefits of computers and the Internet.
Education:
Parents Online
Website designed to help parents through their children's primary school
years.
Education:
Wired for Health
Government health information website, primarily for teachers but full
of useful info.
Education:Qualifications
and Curriculum Authority
Maintaining and developing school curriculum and associated assessments,
and accrediting and monitoring qualifications in schools, colleges and
at work.
Elderly:
Alzheimer's Society
Charity No 296645 The UK's leading care and research charity for people
with all forms of dementia and their carers.
Emotional
Well-being: Samaritans
Confidential emotional support to anyone who is suicidal or despairing.
Call 08457 90 90 90 (UK) or 1850 60 90 90 (Eire).
Employment:
After 16 : what's new?
Aimed at teenagers and young people in the UK who have an impairment
or disability and are wondering what opportunities and services there
should be when they leave school.
Encephalitis
Support Group
Charity No 1047266 Improving the quality of life of all people affected
directly and indirectly by encephalitis.
Environment:
Greenpeace
Environmental organisation with campaigns ranging from promoting solutions,
to direct actions, political lobbying and scientific research.
Epidermal
Naevus: Changing Faces
Charity No 1011222 established in 1992. It provides information, support
and advice to anyone with a disfigurement and their family.
Epilepsy:
David Lewis Centre For Epilepsy
Charity No 1000392 Multi-disciplinary teams providing assessment and
treatment for severe epilepsy and related conditions.
Epilepsy:
Epilepsy Action
Charity No 234343 founded in 1950. It offers a nationwide network of
branches.
Epilepsy:
Epilepsy Action Scotland
Charity No 311877 Epilepsy Resource Centre, St Piers School for children
up to 16 and a Further Education Centre with residential or day places.
Epinephrine:
British Allergy Foundation
Charity No 1003726 Information, advice and support for people with allergies,
details of NHS allergy clinics and specialists.
Equinovarus:
STEPS
Charity No 327662 Support for any condition that can affect walking
ability such as clubfoot, or congenital dislocation and developmental
dysplasia of the hip.
Erb's
Palsy Group
Charity No 1036423 Erb's Palsy is mainly caused by birth trauma resulting
in paralysis of the nerves supplying the arm.
Exclusion:
Advisory Centre for Education
News and information for parents, school governors and teachers. Freephone
advice line for parents: 0808 800 5793 (2pm- 5pm Mon-Fri)
Exomphalos:
GEEPS
Gastroschisis, Exomphalos, and Extrophies: support for parents.
Extrophies:
GEEPS
Gastroschisis, Exomphalos, and Extrophies: support for parents.
Eye
Cancer: Retinoblastoma Society
Charity No 327493 A national charity offering support and information
to people with retinoblastoma (eye cancer) and their families.
Eye
Problems: Uveitis Information Group
Charity No SC028439 Uvetis (term given to a number of rare eye conditions)
is a Scottish charity which offers support by telephone, post or e-mail.
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